Elizabeth Britton was an American Botanist specialising in Bryology (mosses).She was one of the founders of the American Bryological Society and of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America.Following a visit to Kew Gardens, Britton was inspired to set up a similar garden in New York leading to the opening of the New York Botanical Gardens in 1888.Britton wrote over 340 scientific papers during her career.http://www.physics.purdue.edu/wip/herstory/britton.html